Graphic Design

Chicago, IL: Art Directors Club of Chicago. First edition. Hardcover. 108 pages. Brief essay by Leo Burnett. Includes black and white and some color illustrations. A very near fine copy in black cloth binding without dust jacket as issued. Apology card from publisher laid in. Scarce with no copies listed in OCLC or anywhere else. Item #129566 More

New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1961. First edition. Small softcover. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. An about good copy in wrappers with a slight spine lean and some minor wear and creasing. Internally a clean copy. Item #138560 More

Chicago, IL: 1995. First edition. Hardcover. 96 pages. A look at some of the more attractive books from the previous year with a chapter as well on bookplates. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very near fine copy without dust jacket as issued. Item #129564 More

Munich: Bruckmann, 1958. Softcover. July 1958. Text in German and English. Highlights include: Edsor ties and scarfs ads, Westvaco's house organ, Photographs by Eugen Funk Drawings by Josef Nerud, Ads for Mercedes Benz, Commercial Graphic Art for Aftica and much more. A very good plus copy with creasing all over the covers, wear at all edges and corners, soiling to the rear cover, scattered foxing to the page edges, and the text on the spine label is missing. Item #124338 More

All Rights Reserved, 2009. First edition. Softcover. Showcases various brand identities primarily in fashion. A very near fine copy with light edge wear and minor soiling to the plastic logo on the front cover. Uncommon with none to be found online. Item #125545 More

New York: Abbeville Press, Publishers, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 144 pages. Edited and designed by Mikhail Anikst. Introduction and texts by Elena Chernevich and translated and edited by Catherine Cooke. Includes some black and white and numerous color illustrations. A near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some of the usual wear to the rear panel. Item #152253 More

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Jeremy Aynsley. Includes 253 illustration of which 152 are in color. A close to near fine copy with a slight lean to the spine in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. An important reference that looks at this highly fertile and important time of graphic design in Germany. Item #156295 More

Chicago: Paul Theobald, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. An important look at the history of printer's marks and trademarks in publishing. Features the work of Herbert Bayer, Alvin Lustig, Paul Rand along with several others. An about good copy from a private library (Paton Studios) with soiling to the boards, a marker notation to the spine, stamp to the front pastedown. Otherwise an internally clean copy. No dust jacket. An important and uncommon reference. Item #157319 More

Chicago: Paul Theobald, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An important look at the history of printer's marks and trademarks in publishing. Features the work of Herbert Bayer, Alvin Lustig, Paul Rand along with several others. A fine copy in yellow cloth boards with errata slip laid in and in a very good plus dust jacket that has a number of small edge chips and some edge tears and some creasing to the top of the rear panel. A bright and clean copy and uncommon in any dust jacket. Item #159085 More

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Attractive book with numerous illustrations. A very good plus copy in illustrated boards with a few tiny tears to the top of the spine but otherwise a clean copy. Item #113858 More

New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Text by Elena Chernevich, Compiled by Nina Baburina and Mikhail Anikst who also designed this book as well. Includes 355 illustrations of which 294 are in color. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Item #154054 More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985. First edition. Hardcover. A look at this imporant but underappreciated graphic artist and designer. Includes 170 illustrations with 125 in color. A near fine copy with a bookplate to the front pastedown that is obscured by the very good dust jacket that has several edge tears and some edge wear as well. Item #151694 More

London: Monotype Corporation Limited, 1963. First edition. Softcover. 56 pages. Summer 1963. Volume 42, Number 4. This issue is on Languages of the World that can be set on 'Monotype' machines. A near fine copy with very light edge wear and 3 holes to the stapled side. Item #134290 More

London: Laurence King Pub. 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 304 pages. A comprehensive look at this important graphic designer. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Item #141955 More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text in English, French and German with an introduction by Felix Gluck. Includes numerous color and black and white images. A tight near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Item #141990 More

Washington, DC: International Typographic Composition Association, 1972-74. Softcovers. Promotional item from the International Typographic Composition Association to promote various ideas, information, and inspiration. Includes Volume 4: Numbers 1 & 2, Volume 5: Numbers 1, 2 & 3, and Volume 6: Numbers 1 & 2. All are in near fine or better condition with stamps on most of the issues from Reliance Graphics in Chicago. Except Vo.l 5 No. 1 which has two strips of darkening to the front cover along the top and rights. Item #135706 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1968. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by Tomi Ungerer. Some of the articles include: Art Directors Club of New york Exhibition, Design & Art Direction '68 London Exhibition, Le Livre de la Sante-The Picture Book of the 21st Century, Poster Biennale in Warsaw, Nova-A Magazine for the Modern Woman, Harper's Bazaar-Design of an American fashion magazine, AGI. Includes work by: Richard Avedon, Simms Taback, Richard Linder, Ivan Chermayeff, Alain Le Foll, Jan Lenica, Andy Warhol, Raymond Savignac, Derek Birdsall, Jean-Loup Sieff, Ruth Ansel, Hiro, Bea Feitler. An about near fine copy with slight edge wear and light surface creases, a couple of tiny nicks to the front cover in the "H" and a large tear to the first page. Item #144667 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1969. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by Jan Lenica. This issue celebrates 25 years of Graphis with fold out of three pages with 24 squares designed by some of the best in Graphic Design including Celestino Piatti, Herb Luablin, Massimo Vignelli, Paul Daivs, Jan Lenica. Some of the articles include: Beatles Illustrated Lyrics, Plastic Design Research, Artist's Christmas and New Year's Cards, Draeger-Design Concious Printer in Paris. Includes work by: Tomi Ungerer, Alan Aldridge, Roman Cieslewicz, Heinz Edelman, Erte, Jan Balet, Pla Narbona. A near fine copy with a little wear to the edges and a former library stamp to the front cover. Item #139768 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1971. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by Vin Giuliani. Some of the articles include: Some of the articles include: Art Directors Club of New York Exhibition, Design & Art Direction '71 in London, Design Contest for Swiss Bank Notes. Includes work from: Hap Greishaber, Edward Sorel, Vin Giuliani, Arnold Varga, Herb Lubalin, Tomi Ungerer, Arthur Tress, John Alcorn, Crosby/Fletcher/Forbes. A near fine copy with slight edge wear and a crease to the lower right corner of the front cover. Item #144663 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1972. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by the Alain Le Foll. Some of the articles include: West Coast Graphics Face the Music, Computer Graphics, Tantra Asana-A Way To Self-Realization. Includes work from: Willem Sandberg, Karel Machalek, George Tscherny, Norman Seef, Hans Albers. A near fine copy with light edge wear and a little creasing along the edges, 2 holes to the front cover probably from a staple and very minor surface creasing to the front cover. Item #144662 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by the Andre Francois. Some of the articles include: The One Show- 52nd Annual National Annual Exhibition of the Art Directors Club in Association with the 13th Annual Copy Club of New York Awards Competition, and Annecy '73- 9th Annual Cartoon Film Festival. Includes work from: Milton Glaser, Jiri Salamoun, Richard Avedon, Art Kane, David Hamilton, Herb Lubalin, Seymour Chwast, Alvin Grossman. A near fine copy with light edge wear and a little fading along the spine of the front cover. Item #144661 More

Zurich, Switzerland: Graphis Press, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Text in English, German and French. Cover art by the Ronald Searle. Some of the articles include: The Poster in Poland, The Lamp House Magazine for Exxon. Includes work from: Raymond Savignac, Paul Peter Piech, Ben Shahn, Anita Siegel, Wiktor Gorka, Jan Lenica, Tomi Ungerer. A near fine copy with light wear at the edges and very slight soiling to the rear cover. Item #144660 More